This elective emphasizes interviewing, reporting, and writing for publication. It also focuses on newspaper and magazine production skills. After introductory training in journalistic writing style, students will write news stories, features, sports stories, and editorials. Each student will attempt to…

Prerequisite: Creative Writing 1 Creative Writing 2 is an advanced course for students who have completed Creative Writing 1 and wish to further develop their writing abilities.

Creative Writing offers students opportunities to express themselves in a creative and original manner. During the semester the class examines representative works by various authors of different genres. After studying components of each genre, students, through a sequence of pre-writing,…

The course will explore all design and construction aspects of the modern theatre. It will integrate the technical components of theatre with the artistic, including scenic design, style and composition, lighting and sound. Students will be assessed using traditional quizzes,…

Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Theatre Arts 3A, 3B and/or teacher recommendation. This course is designed for students who wish to investigate possible career options and/or post-secondary study in the performing arts, including all areas of acting, producing, marketing, advertising, casting,…

Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Theatre Arts 2A, 2B and/or teacher recommendation. This course explores how drama creates meaning through actions, events, and structure, using analytical approaches practiced by theatre scholars and artists. In this course, students explore how plays tell…

Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Theatre Arts 2A, 2B and/or teacher recommendation. This course explores performance in many forms including theatre, dance, music, ritual, sports, protest, and everyday social behavior examining how performance shapes culture, meaning, and social reality. Students engage…

Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Theatre Arts 1 or equivalent in experience and departmental recommendation. This course is designed to provide further studies to the fundamentals of acting. Students will learn various styles, techniques, and approaches to acting as well as…

Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Theatre Arts 1 or equivalent in experience and departmental recommendation. This is an introductory course in musical theatre that focuses on production, performance, musical theatre literature and history. Students will examine the history and evolution of…

This course is designed as an introduction to the fundamentals of theatre, including the history of theatre, the language of theatre and basic stage direction. The course focuses on multiple performance styles including pantomime and improvisation, dramatic structure, individual and…